momma

[boneaddict]

[7mmfan]

Pretty bear. Enjoying some late cherries?

[boneaddict]

I was too high for cherries. Not sure what they were eating.  Stripping bark I think. 

[7mmfan]

Boy that sure looked like a cherry tree. Been wrong before though. A few times.

[boneaddict]

I didn't study it.  I was about 6000 feet so not used to cherries that high.   Mountain ash in the hood.  I watched the cub strip a big piece of bark and eat it.

[7mmfan]

I found a lot of bear peels up high last weekend. 5500' or so. First time every really paying attention to them and was surprised by how many I saw.

[boneaddict]

I think alot of the berry crop froze.   When I was in the cherries down low, there were an acute lack of them where there are usually lots.   No bears either.

[7mmfan]

Lots of berries where we were, but all 3+ weeks from being ripe. They're definitely taking advantage of other food options right now.

[Oldguy]

There is a cherry hanging about a foot to the right of the upper bear's nose.

[boneaddict]

Sure is!   A big juicy one that’s about to meet its demise by the looks of it.